Prompt lines
—when skies are hanged and oceans drowned,
the single secret will still be man
Credit: E.E.Cummings
welcome the freshness
and the fragrance
it covers scars
of wounds inflicted
long ago
smudged fingerprints
conceal identities
foretell a fraud
by repeated assaults
unmindful of history
or warning disasters
resentment subsides
empathy overrides
for both man and nature
are just faded memories
of whatever
they used to be
Creative Experiments and More 
for both man and nature
are just faded memories
of whatever
they used to be
Powerful lines!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you so much, Nicole!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Excellent, Reena!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks again!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautiful
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks again!
LikeLiked by 1 person
My pleasure
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautiful title, great take, and great quote, Reena.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much, Indira!
LikeLike
Healing also means letting go…
LikeLiked by 1 person
And it is sooo difficult.
LikeLike
Powerful ending, the faded memories of whatever that used to be. Well written.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much!
LikeLike
Reena, I love the quote by E.E. Cummings; very apt for your piece. Your last stanza is powerful and I feel humankind needs to wise up in order to survive.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Do you see even a remote effort to wisen up?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I feel some have good intentions but many don’t stand their ground or carry through.
LikeLiked by 1 person
True. Efforts need a critical mass of involvement to succeed.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Absolutely, Reena.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Earth will survive millions of years after man.
LikeLiked by 3 people
The predicted end for the planet is about 5000 years away. I foresee humanity evolving into a force driving AI, and making itself irrelevant in the process.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Me too, AI is a dangerous thing.
LikeLiked by 1 person
5000 years? For the planet or for mankind? Who is doing the predicting (and what’s their track record like? :-))
LikeLike
Google Baba Vanga. She says world will end in 5079. Guess I need to recalculate 🤨
LikeLiked by 1 person
Like most predictions, it’s all a bit vague.
I can predict that we will never know what happens in 5079!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Obviously 🙂
LikeLike
This is a compelling piece of poetry! Those last few lines hit very hard
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you so much, Shweta!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Your third stanza is especially powerful!❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much, Melissa!
LikeLiked by 1 person